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ABC: David Blaine: Beyond Magic (Premiere) at 10pm
DIRECT TV: Religion of Sports (Premiere) at 8pm
DISCOVERY: Moonshiners (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY: Homicide Hunters: The Kenda Files (Premiere) at 10pm
ESQUIRE: Wrench Against The Machine (Premiere) at 9pm
ESQUIRE: Joyride (Premiere) at 10pm
GSN: Window Warriors (Premiere) at 9pm
HISTORY: The Curse of Oak Island: Drilling Down (Premiere) at 8pm
HISTORY: The Curse of Oak Island (Premiere) at 9pm
HISTORY: Hunting Hitler (Premiere) at 10pm
LIFETIME: 30 Something Grandma (Premiere) at 10pm
MTV: Teen Wolf (Premiere) at 9pm
MTV: Sweet/Vicious (Premiere) at 10pm
MYX TV: The Doll Life (Premiere) at 8pm
NAT. GEO.: Continent 7: Antartica (Premiere) at 10pm
PBS: Black America Since MLK: And Sill I Rise (Premiere) at 8pm
SCIENCE: What On Earth? (Premiere) at 9pm
TLC: Outdaughtered (Premiere) at 9pm
TNT: Good Behavior (Premiere) at 9pm
TRU TV: Billy On The Street (Premiere) at 10:30pm
TV ONE: Ricky Smiley For Real (Premiere) at 8pm
USA: Shooter (Premiere) at 10pm
SYFY: Channel Zero: Candle Cove (Finale) at 9pm
TLC: Counting On (Finale) at 8pm
Veteran Washington journalist Gwen Ifill died November 14 of cancer. She was 61. Ifill, who moderated vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008, as well as a Democratic debate between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders this year, was moderator and managing editor of PBS’s Washington Week and longtime host of PBS NewsHour. Paula Kerger, president and CEO of PBS, credited Ifill with being “a fundamental reason public media is considered a trusted window on the world.” Among the tweets that poured forth yesterday was this from NBC’s Chuck Todd: “I’m sorry I can’t thank Gwen one more time for always being there for advice and encouragement. She was one of a kind.”
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CBS added six episodes to comedies The Great Indoors and Man With a Plan, which join Bull, Kevin Can Wait and MacGyver as the net’s freshman with full season orders. CBS also added 3 episodes to its order for sophomore medical drama Code Black. Indoors is averaging 8.67 million viewers and 1.9/7 among A18-49, while Plan is grabbing 6.96 million viewers and 1.5/5 in the demo.
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HBO renewed Sunday series Westworld, Divorce and Insecure for 10-episode second seasons. Westworld is averaging a gross audience of 11.7 million viewers, Divorce is attracting 4.4 million and Insecure 3.2 million.
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NBC, for one, is being proactive on the live sports front. The network enlisted actors in shows like Superstore, The Blacklist and Law & Order: SVU, among others, to appear in promos for its Thursday Night Football, which kicks off this week. NBC Sports CMO Jenny Storms told Variety driving viewership is “a huge company priority.”
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HBO nabbed the most nominations for the 22nd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards with 22, followed by ABC and Netflix with 14 and FX with 12. The most nominated series was FX’s The People v. O.J. Simpson with 6, followed by HBO’s Game of Thrones, AMC’s The Night Manager and Netflix’s The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt with 5 each. Awards show will be broadcast live on A&E on Sunday, December 11 at 8p. For details, go here.
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On Sunday, Fox’s The Simpsons addressed the fact that back in 2000, an episode predicted that Donald Trump would be president. In this week’s show opener Bart was seen writing on a blackboard, “Being right sucks.”
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Hallmark Channel and Six Flags Entertainment are partnering over the holiday season to promote Hallmark’s “Countdown to Christmas” event throughout Six Flags theme parks and online channels, with original promotional content, signage and video. Six Flags’ annual “Holiday in the Park” will be promoted by Hallmark, including a segment on lifestyle show Home & Family. The companies also teamed up for a new VR roller coaster, “Santa’s Wild Sleigh Ride,” with riders using Samsung Gear VR powered by Oculus to transform the traditional coaster experience into an immersive sleigh ride.
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History gave the green light to Frontiersmen, from Appian Way Productions and Stephen David Entertainment, spanning the years from the post-Revolutionary War colonies through the California Gold Rush. Appian’s Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson will exec produce with Stephen David.
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Two new divisions are being launched at A. Smith & Co. Productions: documentary and factual arm A. Smith & Co. Dox, the result of the merger between A. Smith & Co. and sister company BASE Productions, and A. Smith & Co. Entertainment. Toby Gorman joins from FremantleMedia North America to lead Entertainment as president, while Frank Sinton will head Dox. Arthur Smith continues as CEO of both divisions.
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AT&T Audience Network ordered Fear(less) with Tim Ferris. Exec produced by Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Productions and slated to premiere in 2017, the show will feature conversations with the self-help guru.
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NBC game show The Wall launches Tuesday, January 3 at 8p. Produced by NBA star LeBron James, the show has host and exec producer Chris Hardwick overseeing teammates playing for millions. NBC is setting the new entry up for success: previews air Monday, December 19 after the America’s Got Talent: Holiday Spectacular, and Monday, January 2 following the launch of The New Celebrity Apprentice.
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A new season of documentary showcase Independent Lens premieres Monday, December 26 with real-life cross-cultural romantic comedy Meet the Patels, at 10p on PBS (check local listings). Among other films coming up are Newton, focused on the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary; TOWER, about the 1966 mass shooting at the University of Texas, and Accidental Courtesy, profiling an African American who fights racism by befriending members of the KKK.
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Schitt’s Creek is back for season 3 on Pop Wednesday, January 11 at 8p. Creator and star Eugene Levy calls the season “our strongest yet – our funniest and most emotionally satisfying 13 shows to date.”
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Period drama Frontier will premiere on Netflix Friday, January 20. The series set in the 1700s fur trade in Canada launched November 6 on Discovery Canada, after already winning a season 2 order.
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Discovery’s “Mega Week” runs Sunday, December 4-Saturday, December 10, kicking off with a special 2-hour episode of Alaska: The Last Frontier, with singer-songwriter Jewel. A 2-hour episode of Street Outlaws airs the next day, “Motor Monday.”
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ABC will air Taking the Stage, a two-hour program of music, dance and the spoken word celebrating the Smithsonian’s new National Museum of African American History, on Thursday, January 12 at 9p. Among the many celebrities on hand for the event, filmed in September, were Dave Chappelle, Quincy Jones, Tom Hanks, Mary J. Blige and Stevie Wonder.
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Reelz is partnering with Time Inc. for three celeb-focuses specials. Alan Thicke-hosted Entertainment Weekly Presents: ‘80s Stars – Where Are They Now? premieres Wednesday, November 30 at 9p; TIME Presents: Milestones 2016 – A Tribute to the Stars We’ve Lost debuts Wednesday, December 21 at 9p, and TIME Presents: Celebrities on Trial arrives Monday, February 6 at 9p.
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Nickelodeon’s first-ever original animated holiday movie, Albert, about a tiny Douglas fir tree who learns the true meaning of Christmas, premieres Friday, December 9 at 7p. Voice cast includes Bobby Moynihan, Sasheer Zamata, Judah Friedlander and Rob Riggle.
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Bounce TV is airing Roots, the 1977 miniseries chronicling the story of an African slave, across five nights, November 16-November 20 starting at 9p. The eight-part series will also air Friday, November 25 starting at 11a. History’s 2016 retelling of the story aired earlier this year.
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s holiday special, Rock the Troops, premieres Tuesday, December 13 at 9p on Spike. The tribute to the armed forces, taped at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii, features Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Nick Jonas and Tenacious D, among others.
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The first part of the season finale of another Dwayne Johnson show, Clash of the Corps, will stream on his Facebook page Tuesday, November 15 at 8p. The full episode airs on Fuse the next night at 11p. The series also premiered on Johnson’s Facebook page, reaching over 7 million people.
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Broadway shows that will be featured on the 90th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade include “Cats,” “Holiday Inn,” “The New Irving Berlin Musical,” “Paramour” and “Waitress.” NBC viewers will also get a sneak preview of Hairspray Live!, premiering on the network Wednesday, December 7 at 8p.
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Viewers who recognize the names Ben Flajnik, Byron Velvick and Clare Crawley might want to tune into Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’s “Bachelor Fan Favorites Week” starting Monday, November 28. One of the game show’s most popular theme weeks reunites The Bachelor host Chris Harrison with memorable contestants from the dating reality show.
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Chris Meloni (Underground) will star in Syfy pilot Happy!, based on the graphic novel. Meloni will play a detective-turned-hired killer.
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Fox posted a 15 percent jump in Live+35 Day multi-platform data for the month of September versus last year, and streaming of the network’s current season entertainment programs on Hulu rose 38 percent compared to September 2015. New drama Lethal Weapon ranks as the net’s biggest new Fall premiere in two years, delivering 13.7 million viewers.
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On Univision, Friday’s match generated the best rating for a World Cup qualifier in over 3 ½ years, averaging 4.6 million P2+ and 2.5 million among A18-49 during the match window.
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